Baxters UGRA Bridge Redacted.pdf

This document is a Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (J&A) for a bridge contract with Baxters North America, Inc. for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Subsistence Supply Chain. The proposed indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) bridge contract will provide Unitized Group Ration-A (UGR-A) supplies to customers throughout CONUS and OCONUS locations for a period of 167 days from June 10, 2025, through November 23, 2025.

The contract's guaranteed minimum value is $1,400,000.00, with a maximum dollar value of $28,000,000.00. The primary purpose is to ensure continued uninterrupted service to military customers while awaiting the award of a competitive follow-on contract. Baxters is the only source able to immediately meet current DLA requirements, and awarding the contract to any other potential food supplier would cause an unacceptable break in supply. The competitive solicitation for future requirements was issued on October 13, 2022, with anticipated full and open competition by July 1, 2025.